Elysium is not a bad movie. In fact, it’s a pretty good movie. I’ve admired Neill Blomkamp’s work even before District 9 when he was doing short films, like Alive in Joburg. He has a great style and he’s a wonderful director. That said, I feel he has taken a few missteps when creating this film. To me, Elysium is a film that’s stuck out of its time. If this were produced in the 1980s, where films with very heavy handed messages like Robocop and Escape from New York were coming out, I think Elysium could have been considered a classic ahead of its time. So, with that in mind, I set out to create a cut of the film that reflected a style forgotten in the age of 4K resolution and high quality sound. This is the 80s VHS Cut of Elysium.